Dear Responsible Son Letter
Dear Responsible Son Letter
Dear son, we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man.
Your wise decision to rent, from your loving parents,
a large furnished room with TV, computer and private bathroom with meals and snacks seems to be working out well.
Also when all your clothing and bedding is placed in the laundry room by you. It will be cleaned and placed on hangers ready for you to take back to your room.
Your very responsible little sister agreed to take a much smaller room without a private bath because you promised her you would go to soccer games once a month.
Dear son, we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man.
The small fee for all these amenities is one eighth or less of the cost you would have had to make if you had rented an apartment near the University you are going to while getting a very good education. This was a great decision on your part.
Plus food and all utilities and your auto insurance and health insurance have been included. This is a great deal you wangled into the agreement.
Dear son, we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man.
Your grades are outstanding. No wonder you are high in grades because you are home almost every night studying except for the part-time job you have on weekends. You will become a great lawyer like your Grandpa.
Speaking of Grandpa…do you remember how gracious he was drawing up a fair tenant / landlord agreement for the large furnished room with TV, computer and private bathroom that you seem to love along with the food and drink that is included?
Did we tell you we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man?
Please remember one of the clauses, that you, and said landlord, both agreed on?
You know the one about paying a reduced fee for all the above with small chores,
like helping with the occasional yard work, helping with Your very responsible little sister at her soccer games once a month,
keeping your room and bath in reasonable order, changing the sheets once a week and sending to the laundry room,
and having no food particles on the new carpet, dirty dishes, spills on the floor, empty cans on the floor
( there are two large waste baskets in the room ), no pets indoors and last but not least
the shower, toilet and sink does need to be cleaned at least once a week even if only one person uses it every day.
Dear son, we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man.
Remember the clause stating if premises are not cleaned once a month the landlord has permission ( from you to enter said room ) and hire a maid
to clean said room and bath to it’s original order when you moved into these rooms with payment coming from you?
Did we tell you we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man?
Well the maid came to clean today. My oh My she had to ask your very responsible little sister to go outside and bring the cat indoors to help her catch your pet, Mrs. Mouse.
Mrs Mouse is now in a cage sitting on the dryer in the laundry room, with her nest!
You will have to start feeding her daily because now there are no crumbs, under the bed, on the dresser or on the new carpet.
Your very responsible little sister said she would take care of Mrs. Mouse until the babies are born.
Then you and she can get in the car and release them in the field 2 miles down the road.
Dear son, we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man.
You complained that your part time weekend job only pays $15.00 per hour so taking this into consideration that the maid worked 3 hours and 20 minutes on your room
You may please write a check for $50.00 for her service along with our rental agreement this month.
Tonight’s dinner is all your favorites including Triple chocolate cake. We love you so much.
Dear son, we are so proud of you for growing into a responsible man.
P.S.
Wherever you are, be there totally.
If you find your here and now intolerable
and it makes you unhappy,
you have three options:
remove yourself from the situation,
change it,
or accept it totally.
If you want to take responsibility for your life,
you must choose one of those three options,
and you must choose now.
~ Eckhart Tolle
© Julia A Knaake